Read more about the article Ear Tubes and Testicle Removal Surgery
James received a stuffed cow from the hospital before his surgery

Ear Tubes and Testicle Removal Surgery

Well, I wasn’t planning on posting until after the new year because I figured with the holidays, life would be pretty uneventful. I was wrong. If you follow James on Facebook, you know that James went in for surgery on Tuesday (which was supposed to be an outpatient procedure), had…

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Read more about the article Ear Tube Surgery & Botox
Ready for surgery

Ear Tube Surgery & Botox

  Not much to report this week other than James' new ear tubes. We weren’t sure if James could have them put in with the ear infection, but the ENT said it was fine. He also had Botox injected in his salivary glands to see if helps reduce secretions. Yes, this…

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Read more about the article VNS Surgery
Daddy telling James that he loves him

VNS Surgery

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Back to School and VNS Surgery

Back at School After spending most of last week home sick, he went back to school this week. It was a little strange for Stacy to drop him off for school on Monday and not stay with him. Instead, she went home to an empty house. Stacy is not one…

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After a long 3-mile walk

Illness or Allergy?

Maybe sending James off to school last week was too much for his body and immune system to handle. He seemed fine last week, and he seemed fine Monday when he went to school. But that changed Monday afternoon. His sats were all over the board and his heartrate was…

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Surgery Follow-up, Orthopedist, VEEG

Surgery Follow-Up James had his post-surgery follow-up appointment on Monday. The ENT said everything was healing perfectly. His ears, nose, and throat all look wonderful. The doctor gave us a recommendation for a doctor that does Botox in the salivary glands to help with secretions. We had never heard of…

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Surgery Recovery Update, Eye Doctor, and Getting Ready to Send James to Preschool

Surgery Recovery Update I think James is pretty much fully recovered from his ear tube, tonsillectomy, and adenoidectomy surgeries. Day 5 through day 10 or so were a bit rough, but these past few days he seems so much better. He’s breathing so much better, too, now that those overgrown…

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